“Beno stepped in and did a good job,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “It was great to have him playing that way. We didn’t want to give Tony too many minutes. And Beno was rolling anyway so it worked out.”

Hedo Turkoglu was playing in his first game against the Spurs since signing as a free agent with Orlando in the offseason. Turkoglu had seven points in 24 minutes.